Wednesday announced plans to make its convenience store chain FamilyMart Co. a wholly owned unit. Should the tender offer succeed, it will open up a prized slot on the Nikkei 225, putting into play a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s daily COVID-19 infection count drops below 100
For the first time since July 1, Tokyo is reporting fewer than 100 new COVID-19 cases in a day. Sources said the government confirmed 75 new infections in the capital on July 8. After 67 new cases ... ( read original story ...)
ESR completes APAC’s largest logistics warehousing project
(MENAFN - Media OutReach Limited) 388,570 sqm state-of-the-art distribution centre in Japan''s Greater Osaka to set new standards for modern logistics properties HONG KONG, CHINA - Media OutReach - 8 ... ( read original story ...)
Itochu Plans $5.6 Billion FamilyMart Bid, Nikkei Says
Itochu Corp. is planning to take full control of convenience-store chain FamilyMart Co. in a deal valued at 500 billion yen to 600 billion yen ($4.6 billion to $5.6 billion), Nikkei reported without ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares track Wall Street lower as COVID-19 cases spike
TOKYO, July 8 (Reuters) - Japanese shares slipped on Wednesday, tracking overnight Wall Street losses, as investors monitored surging coronavirus cases across the world that could derail a nascent ... ( read original story ...)
Ricoh Finance Corporation — Moody’s downgrades Ricoh Finance’s CP rating to Not Prime
Moody's Japan K.K. has downgraded Ricoh Finance Corporation (RFC)'s backed US Commercial Paper (CP) program to Not Prime from Prime-3. This rating action concludes the review for downgrade initiated o ... ( read original story ...)
The world’s cruise ships can’t sail. Now, what to do with them?
From mechanical issues to hurricane risks to regulatory hurdles that can constitute criminal offenses, it’s a quagmire that the industry, whose plight was on full display in Japan with virus-hit ships ... ( read original story ...)
Deadly floods and landslides in Japan – in pictures
Heavy rainfall that caused deadly floods in southern Japan has moved north-east, hammering large areas of the country’s main island, swelling rivers, triggering mudslides and destroying homes and ... ( read original story ...)
Study: 89% Worry What Happens to Their Crypto After They Die
Millennials and Zoomers are the least likely crypto investors to have a plan for their digital assets should they die unexpectedly ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s devastating rains move north as millions told to evacuate
Heavy downpours in southern Japan, which have killed more than 50, now battering the country’s main island ... ( read original story ...)
Japan battered by more heavy rain, floods, nearly 60 dead
By Wednesday morning, parts of Nagano and Gifu in central Japan were flooded by massive downpours. Footage on NHK television showed swollen water in the Hida River gouging into the embankment, ... ( read original story ...)
Rain Pounds Central Japan, 55 Feared Dead In South
The weather front was now moving north, and on Wednesday morning the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued warnings for Gifu and Nagano prefectures in central Japan, though it downgraded the ... ( read original story ...)
Masks, Disinfectant, Social Distancing: Japan Responds to Disaster Amid Coronavirus
Masks, Disinfectant, Social Distancing: Japan Responds to Disaster Amid Coronavirus Yatsushiro, JAPAN (Reuters) - Boxes of surgical masks, bottles of disinfectant and a sign saying "Please wear a mask ... ( read original story ...)
‘Brief shining of the light’: Japan’s fireflies dance – and mate – in isolation amid Covid-19
Next year visitors to Tatsuno ‘will once again see fireflies dance wonderfully’, says mayor ... ( read original story ...)
With Festival Cancelled By Virus, Japan Fireflies Dance Alone
As the sun sets in the Japanese town of Tatsuno, thousands of fireflies begin glowing, producing a spectacle that usually draws crowds of delighted visitors. But this year, the dance of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares track Wall Street lower as coronavirus cases mount
Japan's Nikkei share average edged lower on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street's overnight losses, as investors monitored a rise in new virus cases across the world that could derail a nascent economic ... ( read original story ...)